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It is a hundredth of a second.
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Jiffy is an indeterminate period of time originally thought to mean as quick as a flash of lightning. However many technologies have adopted it to express a quick time in their own area and attempted to standardize it:
- Physics: The time it takes light to travel one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds).
- Electronics: a jiffy is the time between alternating current power cycles 1/60 or 1/50 of a second
- Computing: Various definitions based on the timer system. It varies between 1/60 sec and 1 - 10 ms
- Astrophysics and quantum physics: A complex definition - a jiffy is the time it takes for light to travel one Fermi about 3 × 10−24 seconds. Alternately it may be set to the Planck interval, about 5.4 × 10−44 seconds, which is the time it takes light to move the smallest meaningful length, the Planck length.
The jiffy based on the Plank Length is the quickest of all but it is based on a graininess quantification of space.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time What unit of time is it?
A very good question. It is the amount of time it takes someone to get you a cup of coffee.
How long is a jiffy in the measurement of time?
A jiffy is the time it takes for light to travle 1centominer or about 33.3 pictoseconds in time.
How quick is a jiffy?
a jiffy is a 100th of a second. Correction: a jiffy is 16.7 milliseconds, approximately 1/60th of a second. In computers, a jiffy is 55 ms (1/18 sec). This is the length of a time sharing block of time on DOS and Windows computers.
What does in a jippy mean?
In a jippy means "Ill be there in a moment." or"Ill be there in a minute." The actual expression is "in a jiffy". Because it refers to something quick, it is used by the Jiffy-lube company.
Is jiffy a number?
it is a real fraction of time
What is the origin of the word jiffy?
"Jiffy" comes from the Latin origin "Jife" meaning an infinitely small period of time.
How long is a jiffy in computer engineering?
It's the length of time it takes for "one tick" of the system timer interrupt. This is basically determined by the system clock speed, but there are some other factors that will affect the actual duration of the "jiffy" in this application.
How long a period of time is a 'jiffy'?
It is a short but unspecified amount of time.
How much time does a jiffy take up?
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How long is jiffy?
It is a short but unspecified period of time.
How long a period of time is a jiffy?
i believe that it is .0001
What measures must you make to find the density of a sample of matter?
in a mesureing cup
